Sandia Labs uses SoftIron

SoftIron, the promoter of Ceph-based Software-Defined Storage, announced that Sandia National Laboratories adopts HyperDrive.

The Vanguard program selects Ceph to offer file and object storage for its ARM-based Stria HPC cluster. This cluster supports the Astra Supercomputer as a development system preparing software releases and codes to be used on the Petascale Astra system.

SoftIron designs, develops and builds HyperDrive as a storage appliance tailored for demanding environment with optimized components at a very efficient cost.

SoftIron with HyperDrive contribute to make Ceph a serious and strong solution beyond the hype of open source and its with availability and adoption. It helps Ceph to support critical environments with a robust design.

Sandia Labs choice is a true validation of SoftIron decision to embed Ceph in a appliance for factor with an ARM-based operating environment. Being open-source helps adoption but also creates lots of frustration as hardware is not always aligned with the real use, thus being often below in term of performance and availability needs.

Definitively SoftIron is a player to watch in 2020.